Transforming short breaks and foster care services to increase friendship in the lives of children and young people If a child or young person is disabled and/or in the care system, they may have more difficulties with friendships causing them to be socially isolated. This is why The Children's Society has created a set of fabulous free resources. … Continue reading Friendship for all
Recruiter Name: NASEEMA AHMAD - CONFERENCE AND REVIEW TEAM MANAGER Council Name & Address: London Borough of Barnet - Building 2 - North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1NP Role being advertised: CONFERENCE AND REVIEW OFFICER Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-time Location: BARNET Closing date: Ongoing Website for more details: Barnet Conference & Review Officer … Continue reading Featured Job – Barnet Conference & Review Officer
Three great new free factsheets have been launched by The Who Cares? Trust in response to key issues that are being raised by callers to the charity’s Care Advice Line: All about the money, focusing on financial support that care leavers are entitled to or can apply for The name game, which introduces children and … Continue reading New factsheets launched by The Who Cares? Trust
Neil Allen of 39 Essex Chambers explains the limits of parental responsibility in deprivations of liberty. See useful summary of key issues below and read the full article via Community Care: here Other relevant publications Read The Law Society (2015) Deprivation of liberty: a practical guide. Chapter 9: Identifying a deprivation of liberty: a practical guide Under 18s … Continue reading Deprivation of liberty and young people – what social workers need to know
Photo credit: ubershibs via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND People have a right to make decisions, even unwise ones, if they have the capacity to do so The Mental Capacity Act asserts people’s right to make decisions, even unwise ones, if they have the capacity to do so. The Mental Capacity Act and the code of … Continue reading Call to Action on 15th March 2016 #unwisedecision #mca
NICE have produced guidelines to cover the period before, during and after a young person moves from children's to adults' services. The guidelines explain what care young people and their parents or carers should expect from children's and adults' services during transition. Download the guidelines: NICE (2016) Guidelines: Transition from children’s to adults’ services for young people using … Continue reading Transition from children’s to adults’ services
What do you think when you look at me? Source: TED Talk Filmed Feb 2016 Dalia Mogahed is an author, researcher, advisor and consultant who studies Muslim communities. As director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, Dalia Mogahed keeps her finger on the pulse of the Muslim world. In this personal and powerful … Continue reading Choose empathy over prejudice
Social work practice with families is becoming increasingly about mutual distrust and fear, says Maggie Mellon - current Vice Chair of BASW. Read the full article at source: Have parents become the enemy in social work?
The new regulations on the assessment of Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) are set to come into effect on 29 February 2016. Download the Reg's here: The Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016 New guidance focuses on strengthening the assessment process. Professionals will now need to evidence the Special Guardian’s relationship with the child, as well as their parenting capacity … Continue reading The new Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Originally posted on Innovate@BCSocialWork Drew Reynolds By Drew Reynolds, doctoral candidate at the Boston College School of Social Work The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has identified twelve critical Grand Challenges to engage the public in identifiable and achievable goals to reduce suffering and promote wellbeing. The challenges include: Ensure healthy development for all … Continue reading Three ways social network research can solve the Grand Challenges
Stay informed with curated content and the latest headlines, all delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe now to stay ahead and never miss a beat!
